Taxes November 5, 2026
Millionaire Tax Wins Broad Support From Chicago Voters
The non-binding millionaire tax referendum results show Chicagoans want to see tax-the-rich policies, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
November 17, 2015
Intacct and ADP Partner to Streamline Back-Office Processes for Midsized Companies
As part of the new relationship, the two companies will integrate Intacct's cloud ERP software with ADP Workforce Now®, a comprehensive HCM suite built to reduce administrative chores and help keep companies compliant.
Technology November 16, 2015
How Accounting and Tax Firms Can Use the ACA to Increase Revenue Opportunity
From Nov. 2015 - The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought major change to the accounting profession as individuals and companies are increasingly turning to accountants and tax preparers for help in complying with new mandates and insurance decisions.
November 16, 2015
A Guide on Sales Tax Bonds: What, When, Who and Why
Sales tax bonds– or tax bonds as they are often called– are an umbrella name for a number of different tax bonds that state or local governments mandate from businesses, as a pre-licensing requirement. In these cases, a business license cannot be ...
November 16, 2015
Intuit Launches Pay-As-You-Go Workers Compensation System
Small business software maker Intuit Inc. has launched a new platform that simplifies workers' compensation insurance payments for small businesses. The platform makes it possible for small businesses to select a pay-as-you-go option from 20 top ...
November 16, 2015
How to Get the Most When Deducting Medical Expenses on Income Taxes
(This is part of our series of “sweet 16” year-end tax planning ideas.) Some tax observers refer to the medical expense deduction as “Mission Impossible.” Granted, it’s difficult for most taxpayers to clear the annual threshold for deducting medical and dental expenses, but it’s still possible. And, in the event that a client is close...…
November 16, 2015
Investors and Mid-Market Execs Confident About Access to Capital in 2016
Seventy percent of those surveyed believed that a strategic investor (competitor, corporate) would offer the greatest price for their business, compared to 30% believing the best deal would come from a financial investor (private equity, venture capital..
November 16, 2015
Finance Execs Seek More Effective Reporting and Disclosure Tools
Nearly three-quarters (74%) of the companies surveyed are taking action to improve their financial reports. Top improvement areas to the annual financial report (10-K) include management discussion and analysis (MD&A), the business section, risk ...
November 16, 2015
AICPA Partners With Lebanese Association of CPAs
The agreements between the AICPA and LACPA were signed in a ceremony earlier this month in Beirut attended by the Lebanese Minister of Finance and a representative of the World Bank.
November 16, 2015
Women Reach Partner in 43% of Small Accounting Firms
The highest ratio of female partners (43 percent) falls within the firm category of 2-10 CPAs, while the lowest (20 percent) is associated with the largest firms of 100-plus CPAs, the AICPA CPA Firm Gender Survey found.
November 16, 2015
AICPA and CIMA Add Accounting and Auditing Competencies to Learning Website
The AICPA-CIMA Competency and Learning website, a joint project of the AICPA and CIMA, initially launched earlier this year as a tool for Chartered Global Management Accountant® (CGMA®) designation holders to expand their skills and build rewarding ...
November 16, 2015
2015 Review of Intuit Lacerte and ProSeries Scan and Import
Tax Scan and Import is a module for firms using the ProSeries and Lacerte tax preparation systems, offering the ability to scan in client documents, with the system then using optical character recognition (OCR) to determine which forms were scanned ...
November 16, 2015
2015 Review of CCH ProSystem fx Scan with AutoFlow Technology
ProSystem fx Scan is a tax document automation system that offers optical character recognition (OCR) functions for identifying scanned-in tax forms and extracting data from the forms. It can be used as an integrated part of CCH’s ProSystem fx Suite ...